BJP needs to embrace Savarkar’s views on Cow Slaughter
Anti-cow slaughter bill all set to benefit corporate, business houses
“In today’s scientific world, it is foolish to consider cow as a Goddess. It is appropriate to provide a financial and scientific basis for cow protection instead of a religious basis. The ‘gau bhaktha’ who portrays that cows and buffalos are Gods should be stopped and tied to yolk and made to work in the service of the nation.” These were the words of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Sangh Parivar’s father figure. He wrote in ‘Maharashtra Sharadha’ (April 1935), about cows in a way that is a slap in the face of fake cow protectors. In the same article, he has made many more points about cows which are as follows:
“In today’s scenario, the Veda for our nation must be experiment-based modern science. If Gaupooja is not appropriate for this, it should be dropped. If we adhere to such foolishness that mythologies perpetuate as Dharma, the country is going to be ruined. The damages due to Gaupooja that far outweigh the benefits is dangerous. It is alright even if cows are slaughtered but the country’s intellect should not be slaughtered.” Savarkar did not stop there. “Considering that cows and ox are animals appropriate for an agriculture-based country, we can use these animals to meet our requirements. Instead, if we surmise that they are Goddesses and that our mythologies have asked to worship them, it will destroy our country for sure. For meager benefits, we will lose more,” Savarkar cautioned.
Sangh Parivar’s tallest leader Savarkar was aware that politics in the name of a cow would cause tremendous loss to the country. Today, BJP, as Savarkar said, is causing heavy losses to farmers for meager electoral gains. Even if it does not consider the voices of leading thinkers or farmers, BJP should at least read its own leader V.D.Savarkar’s article and as a mark of respect to him, revoke this confusing law. It should understand that it should not damage the country for the sake of the party.
The state’s farmers and people should understand one aspect. The law that the state is promulgating is not against beef consumption or against cow slaughter. This law is being introduced actually to rob farmers of the rights to sell their cattle. According to Law Minister J.C. Madhuswamy, “There are no restrictions on the sale and consumption of beef.” Also, this law does not make any changes to the supply of beef because large corporations will take over the beef supply contract in the coming days. Already, India is the second-largest exporter of beef. The country will continue to remain a leading beef exporter in the future because several leaders of political parties including BJP are in the beef export business. And no industrialist would be willing to close down an industry that fetches crores of rupees.
According to the law that the government has promulgated, cows for sale and slaughter should be more than 13 years old. Besides, beef for export should be of high quality. Otherwise, the countries that import beef would reject them. Therefore, a question arises about who would then supply healthy cows for export. In this question lies the answer about what exactly is happening in the name of cow slaughter ban.
This bill has been promulgated to make sure that farmers don’t sell their cattle openly and apparently not to stop the consumption of beef. So, who will actually stand to lose because of the bill? In our country, Brahmins who worship cows don’t rear cows. And we don’t have the practice of rearing cows only for the purpose of worship. Merchants who sell cows also don’t rear cows. Those who rear cows are farmers of rural areas who depend on dairy farming and for them, cow dung, urine, skin, bones, and all parts of the animal are a part of their business. Farmers also sell sterile cows past their fertile period and reinvest the money into their business.
The government’s bill makes sure that farmers lose all their rights to sell these cows which are of no use for farmers. Unable to rear them in cowsheds, the farmers leave them in the forests or kill them by poisoning. And farmers don’t even have the opportunity to sell the cows as per government regulations as they then have to endure harassment by fake cow protectors. And if by chance the police file a case, farmers have to run around the courts throughout their lives. Finally, a situation might arise where farmers get frustrated and stop dairy farming. Perhaps, this is the government’s intention so that it can smoothly facilitate the corporate takeover of dairy farming.
The law will please only the workers of the Sangh Parivar, rowdies, and goondas who pretend as cow protectionists. The law will enable these ‘cow protectionists’ to harass farmers, take hold of the cows, and sell them directly to slaughterhouses. Cow sheds are already a cesspool of financial irregularities. There are allegations about how cows that were purportedly being transported to cow shelters are being rerouted to mega beef processing units.
In the coming days, an increasing number of cow shelters will be opened. The business of generating crores of rupees by taking over cows at throwaway prices while at the same time obtaining financial assistance from the government is all set to grow. This bill that is being promulgated to encourage rowdies and corporate honchos will take the farmers of rural areas on the path of destruction. As Savarkar said, “In upholding cow protection as our dharma, we should not lose our intellect and discretion.” This message of Savarkar should be immediately communicated to BJP leaders.
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BJP worker’s 16-year-old son allegedly casts eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad; Video viral
Lucknow (Farrukhabad): A viral video has surfaced showing a 16-year-old son of a BJP worker allegedly casting eight votes to the saffron party during the ongoing general elections in Uttar Pradesh. The video has sparked controversy, and the opposition has urged for prompt action from the Election Commission of India, reports scroll.in.
The video shared by the Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on micro-blogging site ‘X’, showed the youngster recording himself while casting multiple times in a series of instances. The incident reportedly took place in Khiri Pamaran village, which falls under the Aliganj Assembly constituency within the Farrukhabad parliamentary seat. Mukesh Rajput, the sitting MP, is the BJP candidate in this constituency. Polling in Farrukhabad occurred on May 13 during the fourth phase of the general election.
In the viral video, the youngster is seen casting eight votes in total, all for the BJP, one by one with different clippings.
The youngster in the video has been identified as Rajan Singh Thakur, confirmed his father, Anil Singh Thakur to the Scroll.in. Anil Singh Thakur is the gram pradhan (village head) of Khiri Pamaran and a member of the BJP.
Anil defending his son told the Scroll that the ‘Video misrepresented his son,’ and claimed that the voting was done when the machine was being tested in some instances and other clipping of him voting on behalf of mentally and physically disabled voters was merged and made into a video.
Despite the Anil's caims, the video has drawn significant criticism. Subhash Chandra Prajapati, the additional district magistrate of Farrukhabad, confirmed to the Scroll that the administration will file a case soon. He mentioned that the returning officer is investigating the matter following a directive from the chief electoral officer in Lucknow.
The opposition has been vocal in its criticism, with Akhilesh Yadav demanding action from the Election Commission. In his social media post, Yadav accused the BJP of undermining the electoral process and described the party's booth committee as a "loot committee." The Congress party also called on the Election Commission to take action, in a ‘X’ post the party wrote, “Dear Election Commission…are you watching..a boy is voting 8-8 times ... .at least wake up now.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, took to ‘X’ to express, “Fearing and seeing their defeat, the BJP is attempting to undermine democracy by pressuring government machinery to deny the mandate. The Congress expects all officers performing election duties to remember their constitutional responsibilities despite any pressure from those in power. Otherwise, once the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc government is formed, actions will be taken to ensure that anyone will think ten times before violating their 'Oath to the Constitution'."
Following the video's circulation, Naval Kishor Shakya, the Samajwadi Party candidate in Farrukhabad, filed a complaint with the district election officer. Shakya's complaint alleges that Rajan Singh Thakur cast votes after snatching voter information slips from other voters and that he was assisted by Dinesh Thakur, the local police station's station house officer. Shakya has called for re-polling at the affected polling center.
In a related incident earlier in May, Gujarat Police arrested two BJP workers for allegedly casting bogus votes and live-streaming the act on social media in the Dahod constituency. The Election Commission conducted re-polling at the affected booth following the incident.
The opposition INDIA bloc, including the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, has repeatedly accused the Election Commission of failing to take prompt action against election model code of conduct violations.
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 19, 2024
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